List of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos

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Terns, Pelsaert Island, 1895

The Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, is one of the most important areas in the world for breeding colonies of seabirds. [1] Around 90 species of seabird occur there, as well as three species of shore bird, and six species of land bird. [2]

Common nameScientific nameFamily
Little penguin Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae Spheniscidae
Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Diomedeidae
Grey-headed albatross Diomedea chrysostyoma Diomedeidae
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Diomedea clororhychos Diomedeidae
Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus Procellariidae
Cape petrel Daption capense Procellariidae
Great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera macroptera Procellariidae
White-headed petrel Pterodroma lessonii Procellariidae
Soft-plumaged petrel Pterodroma mollis mollis Procellariidae
Prion (bird) Pachyptila spp. Procellariidae
White-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Procellariidae
Streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelaena Procellariidae
Flesh-footed shearwater Puffinus carneipes Procellariidae
Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus Procellariidae
Little shearwater Puffinus assimilis assimilis Procellariidae
Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus Hydrobatidae
White-faced storm petrel Oceanites marinus dulciae Hydrobatidae
Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricaeuda Phaethontidae
White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Phaethontidae
Australian pelican Pelicanus conspicillatus Pelecanidae
Australasian gannet Morus serrator Sulidae
Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae Phalacrocoracidae
Pied cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Phalacrocoracidae
Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Phalacrocoracidae
Australasian darter Anthinga novaehollandiae Phalacrocoracidae
White-faced heron Ardea nobaehollandiae Ardeidae
Eastern reef egret Egretta sacra Ardeidae
Black swan Cygnus atratus Anatidae
Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Anatidae
Grey teal Anas gibberifrons gracilis Anatidae
White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Accipitridae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus Accipitridae
Nankeen kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides Falconidae
Stubble quail Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis Phasianidae
Abrolhos painted buttonquail Turnix varius scintillans Turnicidae
Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis mellori Rallidae
Spotted crake Porzana fluminea Rallidae
Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis Rallidae
Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Haematopodidae
Sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus Haematopodidae
Banded lapwing Vanellus tricolor Charadriidae
Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola Charadriidae
Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva Charadriidae
Hooded plover Thinornis cucullatus Charadriidae
Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus Charadriidae
Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii Charadriidae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus variegatus Scolopacidae
Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis Scolopacidae
Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa melanuroides Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica baueri Scolopacidae
Greenshank Tringa nebularia Scolopacidae
Terek sandpiper Tringa terek Scolopacidae
Common sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Scolopacidae
Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes Scolopacidae
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres interpres Scolopacidae
Great knot Calidris tenuirostris Scolopacidae
Sanderling Calidris alba Scolopacidae
Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis Scolopacidae
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata Scolopacidae
Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Scolopacidae
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopis leucocephalus Recurvirostridae
Banded stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephala Recurvirostridae
Red-necked avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Recurvirostridae
Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum Glareolidae
Great skua Stercorarius skua lonnbergi Laridae
Silver gull Larus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Laridae
Pacific gull Larus pacificus georgii Laridae
Common noddy Anous stolidus pileatus Laridae
Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops Laridae
Caspian tern Sterna caspia Laridae
Crested tern Sterna bergii Laridae
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii Laridae
Bridled tern Sterna anaethetus anaethetus Laridae
Sooty tern Sterna fuscata Laridae
Little tern Sterna sinensis Laridae
Fairy tern Sterna nereis nereis Laridae
Brush bronzewing Phaps elegans Columbidae
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Psittacidae
Little corella Cacatua sanguinea Psittacidae
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Cuculidae
Barn owl Tyto alba delicula Strigidae
White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Apodidae
Sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta sancta Alcedinidae
White-backed swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Hirundinidae
Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena Hirundinidae
Richard's pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae australis Motacillidae
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Campephagidae
Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii Pachycephalidae
Rufous whistler Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris Pachycephalidae
Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys Monarchidae
White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis balstoni Acanthizidae
Little grassbird Megalurus gramineus Sylviidae
Rufous songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi Sylviidae
Brown songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Sylviidae
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis gouldi Zosteropidae
Australian raven Corvus coronoides perplexus Corvidae

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References

  1. Fuller, P. J.; Burbidge, A. A.; Owens, R. (1994). "Breeding seabirds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia". Corella . 18 (4): 97–113.
  2. Storr, G. M., Johnstone, R. E. and Griffin, P. (1986). "Birds of the Houtman Abholhos, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum (Supplement No. 24).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)